Zach Remillard

Zachary Michael Remillard

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 190 lb.
• School Coastal Carolina University
• High School LaSalle Institute
• Debut June 17, 2023

• Born February 21, 1994 in Cohoes, NY USA

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Biographical Information

Infielder Zach Remillard was one of the leaders of the Cinderella Coastal Carolina University team that won the 2016 College World Series; he was named to the all-tournament team as the third baseman that year.

His path to the majors was not straightforward, however, after he was drafted in the 10th round of the 2016 amateur draft by the Chicago White Sox just before the Series. It took him eight seasons in the minors to make it to the Show, not counting 2020 when he was forced to stay idle when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the minor leagues. He had reached AA for the first time at the end of 2019, after making the mid-season All-Star team in the Carolina League with the Winston-Salem Dash, but had hit just .232 in his 27 games with the Birmingham Barons of the Southern League. Late in the 2020 season, he did get to spend some time as one of the few coveted invitees to the team's alternate training site where the best prospects in the organization got to mingle with players on the 40-man roster biding their time until a call-up to the Show. When play resumed a year later, he hit well for Birmingham - .296 in 13 games - but was completely stymied in AAA, finishing at .193 in 82 games for the Charlotte Knights. Still he persisted, and a season of hitting .280 and scoring 83 runs with Charlotte in 2022 put him back on the White Sox's radar. He was just hitting .236 in 59 games when he got the call to Chicago on June 15, 2023.

He made his big league debut two days after his call-up, when he entered a game against the Seattle Mariners when SS Tim Anderson had to leave due to shoulder soreness. He took over at second base while veteran Elvis Andrus slid over to short, and the rest of the way went 3 for 3 with a walk and drove in two runs, playing a key role in a 4-3 win in 11 innings. His first big league hit was a bunt single in the 7th, and his two RBIs tied the game in the 9th, and won it for the White Sox in walk-off fashion in the 11th.

His brother Will Remillard played in the minor leagues from 2014 to 2018. Before going to college, Zach had been drafted by the Houston Astros in the 38th round of the 2012 amateur draft, but had declined their offer.

Further Reading

• Doug Miller: "'A moment I'll never forget': Remillard has tying, winning hits in debut: Infielder goes 3-for-3 with 2 RBIs in 1st Major League game after 8 years in Minors", mlb.com, June 17, 2023. [1]

Related Sites

• Zach Remillard on mlb.com
• Coastal Carolina University bio